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USC Students Host Mental Health Discussion

USC STUDENTS HOST MENTAL HEALTH DISCUSSION

By Kathleen Piché, L.C.S.W., Public Affairs Director

Two University ofSouthern California (USC) students, Danny Lee and Patra Childress, hosted Mental Health: A Dialogue at the USC Tutor Campus Center on October 5, 2013, in honor of National Mental Health Awareness Week. Lee and Childress co-founded Free Minds, a student organization encouraging creative expression for those experiencing symptoms of mental illness. The event engaged the USC community in a discussion on the quality and effectiveness of behavioral health resources available to students off-and-on campus.

Free Minds gives people an avenue to express their mental illness through written and spoken mediums, and aims to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness and empower those who suffer from it. For more information, visit: uscfreeminds.com